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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here: Scribe #1 Tara Parr

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**

1. Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * Students are able to make choices in the project, making them more invovled and "vested" in the project. Helps them remember the task.
 * Student centered- Not Teacher Driven
 * Cross-curriculuar
 * Real-world implications
 * Students have to ask questions in order to complete the many layers (higher level thinking)
 * Questions require higher-level thinking....can't be answered by a simple Google Search
 * Outside audiences help to keep students motivated and focused
 * Results in **Meaningful Active** learning

2. Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * Math...Construction Improvements cost & time to re-do ceiling in a given high school building
 * Social Studies...Colonial Times - create brochure to lure new settlers to your assigned colony.
 * Science...Use resources and problem solving skills to determine date/time of a picture seen through Google Earth using clues such as shadows, sun position, etc.
 * Language Arts...publish a periodic newspaper including all new worthy items for Planet Antique.

3. Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.
 * Gotta get get....Gotta get get
 * Gotta get get get get get
 * PBL (gotta get get) PBL
 * Boom Boom: Question
 * Boom Boom: Inquiring
 * Boom Boom: Choice
 * Get Get Get Get Get
 * Boom Boom: Revision

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

3 Actions to Improve Professional Development

1. Time for Development - Flex time built into district contracts, coupled with online professional development opportunies that teachers can access any time. - Professional Learning Communities built into prep time. - Common Planning Time used to develop and review PD.

2. What types of trainings - Content- PBL's, Next Steps, Collaborations, Effective Use of Tools. - Delivery- Synchronous and Asynchronous, Ala' Cart, One-on-one, Small group, Modeling, Online, Moodle, etc.

3. Post training support and refresh - Come together in Professional Learning Communities to support and collaborate after the training and through implementation. - Followup meetings to reflect and further develop/refine learning.

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.
 * What aspects or characteristics from the lesson could you take back to your school?
 * What subjects could the activities be modified for?
 * How would you modify or introduce these ideas to your teachers?
 * Where do you think this lesson reached the students on Bloom’s?
 * If appropriate, what could be done to raise that level?
 * Use remaining time to share with each other.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
Empire B - Team 3 Mission Presentation []

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